Show fam th daily of augut S A FATAL one man is killed and are seriously liy an Eipl yesterday a terrible accident occurred at alio mouth ut cudco canyon caused by the premature cx of a blast the men who are injured are john F fife don griffiths and albro place alie anaa killed is williapu Willi aiu edward aikey the accident occurred at p in the particulars as learned from one of the victims and the who went up to the calyon to investigate the matter are about as follows the men named bad been for nume diroe engaged in getting out rock for the new methodist church in this city and were netting the rock from tho wilton quarries about yards below the aileon saw mill they biad been forced to vait for powder tor two or oliree meets but it biad arrived a few before the accident happened john fifa put in a charge of powder just enough to lift the rock so that ho could put in a larger charge and thereby get moie rock at the blast than ho otherwise could the first charge lifted alie rock nicely and be prepared tor the next charge after nailing about fifteen to twenty inu utes be began loading the second charge through a halt inch gas pipe the hole waa nine feet and our inches deep and it was with difficulty that ho could get the ponder down through the email hole when ho had got nearly nine pounds of powder into the hala the explosion occurred at that time be was standing above the hole while the other three men were below though to one side fife was thrown down the hill but not on the elide and Ar in flirt idria away As he landed on his back he saw griffiths shoot over him and land in the brush below place rolled down toane side while Oatey was thrown down the slide alie rocks following close upon him when picked up oakey was dead and alie other appeared as if fatally wounded eife was taken down to his home across the weber river some distance west of twenty fourth by mr wilson who owns the quarries at which the accident occurred the other men were taken to the camp about CO urda below dr potters was immediately cent for and he took the first opportunity of going up last evening a reporter of TUB STANDARD took a drive out to the residence of mr fife to learn his effion of alie sad affair he boond alie wounded man in bed dr alien having just left him in as comfortable condition as possible he talked freely of the accident and expressed his wonder at being alive ho corroborated the facts as presented above and stated that he was not seriously hurt though at first lie thought that lie would not get over the shock he received jn the fall his right arm has been burned by the ponder several inches and flesh ahon a for that distance chile the powder burns extend to the elbow the right hand which held the gas pi 0 o at the time of the explosion is badly lacerated but will heal up without any permanent injury to alie hand he can not explain the causo of the explosion but is satisfied that it did net start in the bole but caught fire from the outside he heane a buzzing noise directly under him and immediately after that came the explosion with the result given above it may have been possible that among the flinty rocks a spark bad been produced by the others walking around and that the powder which had been spilt in taking it from the cans to the drilled bole had caught fire from that and communicated it to the charge he bas that as far as he can remember he was either holding the and pouring powder into it or he uis waiting tor the others to pour out some powder from a can and give it to him he cannot remember w inch but lie is certain that he had hold of alie pipe when the blast went off mr fife has engaged in alie business of blast ing all his life in fact that ia his profession and the accident is able to him griffiths has a large hole cut on the top of bis head and is other diee seri boualy injured while 1 lace is bruised around the head about 10 last evening word was received over the telephone from Wll sons mill that the injured men were daini as well as could be expected w as very sore but there were no fears of his recovery though the liole in his licad might et prove dangerous he was resting at alio camp fairly well at the time cf this late information place though sore and weak was walking around so there is every reason to believe that his injuries aro not of a serious na turo the remaina of oakey were basl evening brought down to the house of his stepfather in mound fort where they will be prepared for burial and then taken to american fork for interment ilia father was killed in the julian rufue diamond city gintic tintic fifteen years ago and he was buried at american foik beven yeara ago a sister who was drowned was buried at the same place and later still a brother was drowned and interred there the heartbroken heart broken mother who keenly feels the fatality that has followed the family reside in mound fort and was soon on tho spot of the accident bewailing her misfortune in thus losing the fourth loved one in such a violent manner she desires that the remains be buried where ehe has laid the other unfortunates to rest the deceased was seventeen years of age anil a young man who in everyday attended strictly to ills own affairs the coroner after taking the testimony of soilo eyewitnesses eye witnesses and bubli as the neighborhood at the time found that there was no criminal carelessness that all due care biad been taken to prevent such a batas catas tr oplie from the of the witnesses it would appear that the cause of the premature prema turu explosion was the sharp edge of the need in filling and tamping in moving it up and down the bole the tool must have ignited the powder this does not agree with lie statement of fife who says that tho charge was in some mysterious manner fired from the top and not from the bottom ot the hole comans womans Sul frase association alie ladies of the above association held an interesting meeting friday afternoon august 2 in the court mrs delivered an interesting te audreas on comans womans work her influence in the world for good and the result of her labors through these organizations in suppressing intemperance and its attendant evils five minute speeches were made by sirs pingree williams miss canfield and cottiers ot tiers these ladies esteemed it their duty to enter their protest against the increase of saloons the establishment of gambling dens variety shows of ill fame and by a petition would remonstrate against evils and ask the city ogden to enforce the laws to crush them out of existence the misses mcgaw delighted the audience in their rendition of ft song and duet when tho meeting adjourned for one month AT BOISE CITY idaho aug 3 the constitution fal nearly complete it is framed so and economical that it will be a saving to taxpayers 0 between fifty and sixty thousand per annum over the present territorial system there being marked lu the county government |